Vocab
Vocab 2
Groups
Life/Leaders
100
This is the word that means to try and find a peaceful solution.
mediate
100
What is the family structure in many African societies?
Extended families
100
The Igbo set up the Republic of ______________ where civil war went on from 1966-1970.
Biafra
100
Who was the first ruler to give up power peacefully?
Jerry John Rawlings
200
What do you call agriculture used to feed one's own household?
subsistence farming
200
What do you call a crop grown in order to sell to others?
cash crop
200
Name the location of each of the groups.
Yoruba: Southwest; Igbo: Southeast; Hausa: North
200
Who's military conquests helped make Nigeria very diverse?
Queen Amina
300
This is a ceremony that marks the transition of one stage of life to another.
Rite of passage
300
What is a coup d'état?
Overthrowing a government by force
300
Name TWO facts about the Hausa, not including location.
Largest ethnic group, Muslim religion, farming villages, leatherworking, blacksmithing, weaving
300
Name TWO positive aspects of Nkrumah's leadership in Ghana.
Wanted to make Ghana modern; built seaports, roads, and railroads, improved foreign trade
400
Name the organization that was designed to promote economic cooperation among West Africans.
ECOWAS, Economic Community of West African States
400
What is the name of the Nigerian writer who was the first African- American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature?
Wole Soyinka
400
Name TWO facts about the Igbo, not including location!
Democratic, leaders were chosen, metalworking, woodworking, weaving; businesses and government jobs
400
Name TWO negative aspects of the rule of Nkrumah in Ghana.
Dictator, killed/jailed people if they criticized him, people lost jobs
500
Name two different types of economies and give their definitions.
Command economy: controlled by the government Market economy: goods are bought and sold
500
Name the group that was designed to promote unity among all Africans.
OAU, Organization of African Unity
500
Name THREE facts about the Yoruba, NOT including location.
yams, peanuts, millet, beans; artists and poets important, women were known for marketing and trade
500
Name THREE facts about the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Made people wear African clothing and change names; Dictator, Built up his fortune, did not allow criticism of his rule
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